Playing card holder



April ,1935. A. DEYINSTEIN 1,996,234

PLAYING CARD HOLDER Filed May 26, 1953 I draiam flakes/aka.

Patented Apr. 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to an improved type of a collapsible fan or holder adaptable for holding playing cards, notation carrying cards and the like removably in position on the free ends of a plurality of vanes or arms which are rotatably supported on a common pivot to permit the vanes and the cards carried thereby to be spread out in open fan fashion for a selective reading of the cards.

The improved card fan has been devised as a convenient and serviceable medium for the supporting or holding of the cards comprising a bridge hand whereby the cards may be selectively arranged in the clip carrying ends of the fan vanes or arms permitting the player to conveniently lay the fan and the cards face down on a table as a unit without disturbing the position of the cards and permitting the player to light a cigarette, leave the table or perform other sundry acts after which the card fan may be readily as originally arranged.

It is an object of this invention to provide a collapsible fan provided with means for the removable reception of cards and the like.

Itis also an object of this invention to provide a collapsible fan, the vanes ofwhich are arranged with clips for the purpose of holding cards and the like in position to form the body portion of the fan.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved card holder or fan in the form of a plurality of pivotally connected vanes or arms formed to releasably receive cards singly or in groups, said vanes being shiftable into various positions to aid in arranging the cards in grouped relation to facilitate playing of a card game.

It is an important object of this invention to provide an improved and simplified form of card fan comprising a plurality of pivotally connected vanes having clips thereon for the purpose of holding cards in grouped predetermined relation to facilitate playing of a card game hand and furthermore permitting the hand to be laid face down on a table when desired to perform sundry acts without the inconvenience of holding the card hand or disarranging the same. 1

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawmg.

The invention (in a'preferred form) is illustrated in the drawing and is hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved card fan embodying the principles of this invention illustrating a card game bridge hand supported in position on the clip ends of the arms or vanes of the fan.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device taken on the line II-.-II of Figure l.

Figure-3 is a fragmentary plan view of the outer end portion of a modified form of fan vane or arm.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal detailed section taken on line IV-IV of Figure 3.

As shown on the drawing the improved card fan comprises a plurality of vanes, blades or arms 1 arranged in superimposed relation and rotatably supported at one end on a common pivot member or sleeve 2. The pivotallyconnected arrangement of the vanes permits the same to be spread in fan fashion as illustrated in Figure 1 or collapsed with the vanes positioned one above the other in compact form. Secured on one side of the outer portion of each of the vanes I is a resilient clip or spring blade 3, the holding or gripping end of which extends to within a short distance of the free end of the vane or blade on which it is mounted. The card fan vanes and clips may be constructed of celluloid, light weight sheet metal, sheet fiber, or the like, effectively colored and decorated as desired Figures 3 and 4 illustrate a modified form of card fan in which the vane blades or arms 4 have spring clips or retaining blades 5 struck there-. from toserve as a gripping means for holding one or more cards in position on the free ends of the vanes. The vanes 4 are rotatably supported on a common pivot similar to the arrangement illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing.

While the improved card fan has been described as a convenient device for the holding of playing cards for playing a game of bridge or any other card game, it will of course be understood that the fan device may be used for holding various kinds of cards for different purposes as well as other articles which may be held by the grips in a selected position for display pur-' poses or the like.

It will of course be understood that many changes may be made in the device and. numerous details of construction may be varied through otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claim.

I claim as my invention: -A card tan comprising a plurality of elongated 5 and flat arms oi sheet material, said arms being connected together at one end by a pivot common to said arms, whereby said arms are movable into superimposed relation to each other to form a relatively narrow bundle, and also being movable into spaced and fan-like rela-- tion, and clip means adjacent the other end of said arms adapted to each resiliently clamp an end of a playing card.

ABRAHAM DEINSTEIN. 

